Austin vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	962K	726K

The cost of living in Austin is 137% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5415th ($2416 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 340th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 151st and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$10783

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076